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Red Cross worker murdered in Cameroon

This content was published on May 28, 2001 Catherine Duclaux, 37, a French national, was rushed to hospital following the attack, which occurred in the capital Yaounde, but doctors were unable to save her. Duclaux is the eighth Red Cross worker to have died in Africa in the past five weeks. “Catherine Duclaux had to go to the pharmacy late Sunday to get…

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Refugee Office moots loosening of asylum policy

This content was published on May 28, 2001 Under the new proposal, asylum seekers will be entitled to refugee status if they face any sort of persecution at home. At present, applicants can only seek asylum on the grounds of persecution if the persecution is perpetrated by their government or state bodies. In an interview with the German-language “Tages Anzeiger” newspaper, the head…

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Swiss call for open borders

This content was published on May 24, 2001 The Swiss justice minister, Ruth Metzler, told the European commissioner for judicial affairs, Antonio Vitorino, at their first meeting in Brussels that Switzerland wanted a clear statement of intent from the EU. Metzler made it clear Switzerland was prepared to accept all the terms of the Schengen accord, which abolishes border controls between its members.…

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Lausanne Sports Forum tackles contentious issues

This content was published on May 23, 2001 The Forum is seen as a place where decision-makers and opinion-formers from various fields connected with sport can come together to address some of the most contentious issues facing sport today. This year’s meeting is the third of it’s kind since the first forum in 1998. “The calibre of the forum can be seen by…

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Tougher asylum policies fail to curb immigration levels

This content was published on May 23, 2001 The Forum carried out an extensive study into Europe’s six main asylum destinations: Switzerland, Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands. The investigation focused on the movements of asylum seekers over the past decade, and found that in spite of numerous policy changes, their numbers had remained constant. The study by the Neuchatel-based…

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Government moves to cut shortage of computer specialists

This content was published on May 23, 2001 The government on Wednesday decided to grant an additional 5,000 one-year work permits, as well as 6,000 permits allowing regular employment of up to 18 months in Switzerland. The justice ministry said the current quota of 35,000 permits (17,000 yearly permits and 18,000 others) had been almost been used up. The new permits will apply…

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Missing Swiss activist presumed dead

This content was published on May 23, 2001 Manser’s last known communication was a letter to a Swiss friend dated May 23, 2000. Since then, neither his relatives nor the “Bruno Manser Fund” have heard from him. On Tuesday, he is being remembered with the planting of a tree in the centre of the Swiss capital, Bern. But a Swiss journalist, Till Lincke,…

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Red Cross’ battle of nerves and funds continues

This content was published on May 22, 2001 “The ball is in the American court. It’s up to them to take a decision,” IFRC spokeswoman Marie-Françoise Borel told swissinfo. “Our position is that these two issues should not be linked.” The Americans insist that Israel’s national society, Magen David Adom (MDA), be accepted as a member of the federation. But this is not…

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France says bilateral accords will be ratified by end of year

This content was published on May 18, 2001 Védrine, who also held talks with the Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss, said that prospects for the ratification of a key agreement governing the free movement of people was “looking good”. France is one of six EU member countries, which has yet to ratify the agreement on the free movement of people. That accord is…

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Samaranch given Lausanne honour as mandate draws to close

This content was published on May 18, 2001 At a ceremony on Thursday evening, Samaranch was awarded the Keys to the Olympic Capital in recognition of his role in giving Lausanne its present sporting and international influence. “With this symbolic gesture, the Municipality wanted to say to the IOC president that he will always be welcome in this city, with which he has…

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